got tranny and engine pulled but found a problem

[69rangerf100]

heres the possible problem after i seperated the engine and the tranny i started taking the the pressure plate, the clutch and the fly wheel and noticed that the fly wheel has a lot of tiny cracks in it is this some thing that i need to replace.

[averagef250]

Depends. You can have the flywheel surfaced and replace the clutch, but if the cracks are real bad you should just toss it.

[fordman]

domt toss it use it as a core for a new one.

[kaptnkaos]

Hey 69rangerf100

most flywheels will have some crazing.
(the little cracks that kinda go alover the place)
It's cause by friction, heat and cooling
A machine shop should be able to tell you if it can be resurfaced or not.
That usually means that the clutch has gotten hot at some point.
I just replaced the clutch in my '68 CS and it had some crazing too.
After being resurfaced it was all gone and looked like a brand new wheel.

KaptnKA S

[sideoilerfe]

If you replace it, make sure you get one with the same size clutch! I made that mistake once. After a couple of years with the smaller clutch, I found another flywheel and replaced it. You don't want to pull the thing apart twice.